Online Support for Outpatient Peripheral Arterial Disease Self-management

McMaster University

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Peripheral Artery Disease

Treatments

Other: Online Support Module

Other: Standard of Care

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03464006

PAD Management

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study looks to examine whether an online patient tool to monitor factors affecting patients peripheral artery disease can lead to improvements in patients' disease and slow its progression.

Full description

The objective of this project is to implement a program involving a new online patient-centred approach to assist in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) self-management in home and work environments, in collaboration with patient circles of care (patients, care-givers, physicians, and allied healthcare professionals). This program involves online modules tailored to the needs of specific patients and diseases, oriented to education, training, monitoring, and continuing support for lifestyle changes (smoking cessation, exercise, healthy diets, weight loss, etc.) and psycho-social needs such as social isolation and loneliness. The investigators have tested an online desk-top version for over 30 out-patients with PAD at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. The investigators propose to test its ability for improved outcomes and healthcare quality of life through a multi-centre randomized controlled trial for PAD and a frequently co-occurring chronic illness, high blood pressure.

Enrollment

200 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age greater than 18 years
diagnosed with peripheral artery disease (ABI<0.9)

Exclusion criteria

unable to communicate in English
unwilling to participate
patients with dementia or other cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

200 participants in 2 patient groups

Online Support Module

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in the online support module group will receive a tablet which has the developed peripheral arterial disease platform installed on it. The platform helps the patient to monitor factors related to their peripheral arterial disease such as exercise, smoking, and diet and helps them to track and modify these behaviours.

Treatment:

Other: Online Support Module

Standard of Care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients in this arm will receive the standard of care as provided by the institution.

Treatment:

Other: Standard of Care